MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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